In between short holidays, amidst a springtime tidy up of our garden –which was followed in close order by spring cleaning of our house– in preparation for summer downtime… I remarked to my co-worker (the G.O.) that I should have gotten into gardening when I was younger… rather than beginning in my 50’s. But as … More There is always the garden…
An age-old question… if you could choose to spend a day anywhere with anyone -alive or dead- where and who would you choose? For me, the means to the answer lies in a quote from a romance novel… “If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders.” … More Time travel
Beachitude(n.) when you start to feel grumpy and snarky because you miss the beach. Source: Pinterest. After all the chopping and changing of dates and postponing plans we made it to Evans Head for our first real holiday in five years, and the first in our new-to-us caravan. Our previous proper holiday was 5 months … More Beachitude
Of late, each time I feel the inclination to cobble together a blog post, reflect on what’s been happening [or not happening] and review my camera roll since the last blog post, the words Albert Einstein wrote in 1922 on a piece of hotel stationery for a bellboy come to mind. “A calm and modest … More a calm and modest life…
Well, here we are again. You are there and I am here. However, I’m thankful for our modest expeditions into each other’s worlds via various tools of social media, your friendship and community. In my world the spring season has sprung. While I have my glad and sad moments, it’s difficult to remain despondent for … More Life goes on… and on
At the end of 2020 the first half of the forthcoming year looked tantalisingly empty. What to do with study-commitment-free time? Something creative? On 29 December 2020 I posted “Other 2021 goals involve planting roses in the garden [suggesting that old dogmas can change… previously I wasn’t much for roses] and expanding its range of … More Real Self…
Where did I leave off last time? Oh yes. The house cleaning. I was grumbling about how much there was to do and how long it was taking to do it. Not much more has been accomplished and it may be assumed I’m now grumbling that I’d really rather get on with it… such is … More no plan survives contact with the enemy…
Where did April go? Oh wait, I know… I’ve encountered the enquiry “What are you doing today?” frequently enough of late to make me curious. It’s not something I’d noticed previously. Naturally, I Googled “Why do people ask what are you doing today?” The answer I found made sense: When someone asks ‘what are you … More Just the usual…
Lesson 4 of A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self course with Rachel Astor via DailyOM on the topic of “Contribution” ponders “so often we can feel overwhelmed in the face of all the problems in today’s world. One minute with the news or on social media can be disheartening, seeming like it’s … More you never know who you touch…
Lesson 3 of A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self course with Rachel Astor via DailyOM on the topic of “What is Missing?” asks “Have you ever felt like something is missing from your life? Chances are at some point you’ve felt that a small bit (or maybe a large chunk) of “something” … More A little ray of sunshine…
Recently the G.O. asked me for internet search assistance to procure spare parts for his motorcycle project. I realised I’ve been sourcing one thing or another somehow or another since I was fifteen years old. It all began with automotive spare parts at my dad’s garage followed by a couple of work placements he arranged … More It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
Mid December last year I was seeking new things to do in 2021, and signed up for A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self course with Rachel Astor via DailyOM. Lesson 1, in a nutshell, asks “Why take this journey?” “What are the roadblocks?” and invites “Let’s mine those experiences for insights and … More Why but why not?
It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say… but my voice feels inconsequential, too-quiet and diminished by the big things and noise of broader social & news media. However, this morning, Saturday… my long-time favourite day of the week… it occurred to me that actually what I’ve been doing, repetitive and day-to-day as it … More my best life…
“There’s something desirable about anything you’re used to as opposed to something you’re not.”~ John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent A couple of days ago I finished reading Claire Dunn’s My Year Without Matches… an articulately penned memoir about how she “quits a comfortable life to spend a year off the grid in a … More the summer of our content…
After all that’s happened this year… and hasn’t happened –thank you Coronavirus pandemic– the new Covid-normal grants us a semblance of reprieve for the festive season. However, it makes little difference to me: our festive season is routinely low-key regardless, moreso this year surrounded as it is by the distractions of medical and life-as-usual busy-ness. … More creative spirit…
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